If you have a glass hob?

[GypsyLee]

What pans or pots do you use?
About to invest in new cookware and want something I can cook on the top, as well as in the oven.

[Oldraver]

Cast iron, a mix of Sainsbury's and a Pro-Cook

I also have some Le Cruset frying pans that can go in the oven

[GypsyLee]

Can you use these on the top?
I used to have a different one and wasn't sure about cast iron on the top, is it ok?
And thanks for the reply.

[Katinski]

My cast iron ridged griddle pan is fine, and, like gypsy I use a mixture of saucepans/pans and a couple of heavy aluminimum stew/jam pots all of 30 yrs old, inherited from my mother
I remember the hype re: using 'special' pans when glass tops became the 'thing' but I reckon that's just what it was -hype to persuade us to buy different ones.
Enjoy your easy to use,easy to clean hob.

[Sheleg]

My advice is change the hob!! My glass hob is the bane of my life.

[Katinski]

Horses for courses, Sheleg I absolutely love mine! Love the clean lines, love that I can use it as an extra surface when/if! I ever get busy in the kitchen, just....love it!

[Palavah]

Is it an induction hob? For induction you need to make sure you have compatible pans. Most are but i don't think Le Creuset is.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

It’s only induction that you have to have supporting pans for. Regular glass / ceramic electric and halogen works with any pan. I have the Ikea 24/7 range and really rate them.

[WellIWasInTheNeighbourhoo]

If its induction then the pots and pans need to be steal or iron (le cruset work fine). Otherwise anything you like. I love my glass induction, no open flame and once you remove the pot it cools down quick, so very safe around children.

[WellIWasInTheNeighbourhoo]

steel!

[TooTrueToBeGood]

Steel or cast iron work fine. Not sure there's much else apart from aluminium which I wouldn't use anyway. The one thing I did find when switching to a glass hob was that it doesn't seem to like pans larger than the ring. It may just be my model but the overheating sensor seems to trip too frequently if I use too large a pot.

One other piece of advice, buy a tub of Bar Keepers Friend. Glass hobs are a nightmare to keep clean without it.

[ThePluckOfTheCoward]

I use stainless steel saucepans and frying pans, non stick omelette pans and cast iron le Creuset pots and griddle on my glass topped hob, exactly the same pots and pans that I used on my gas stove at my old house. I still sometimes hanker after my old gas hob, but can't deny that cleaning is a doddle now.

[GypsyLee]

Aw, thanks very much for the replies, I don't know if it's induction, I'll check.
Not had one like this before, as my nn suggests I like cast iron pots.
I bought some hob brite as mil recommended it and only £1. If it doesn't work I'll get "Bar Keepers Friend."

[Tehmina23]

Following as I'm planning to get a new hob but don't want new pans.

[SoupnSalads]

Also get a hob scraper. That's what you need plus hob brite. Mine looks brand new 5 years on, love it.

[SoupnSalads]

I succumbed to the hype and buy the branded cleaner from Zanussi. The difference with hob brite is it somehow has a glossier finish.

[Katinski]

@SoupnSalads

Also get a hob scraper. That's what you need plus hob brite. Mine looks brand new 5 years on, love it.

This 100%

[QuantumJump]

Le Creuset is compatible with induction.

[lifestooshort123]

My glass hob (not induction) prefers pans exactly the right size or it cuts in and out. Also, get in the habit of swiping the base of the panwith a tea towel before you put it on in case there's a minute bit of something on the base - I scratched my hob a week after I had it. I clean mine with barkeepers friend (liquid) and a minky and a scraper if needed. I then polish it off with a glass cloth. I love it despite the above!